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Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Barnsley at Oakwell at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in December 2001, with Barnsley running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | AM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 02 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 08 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Owls's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Barnsley are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 33 points from 20 games. Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Barnsley. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |